DCF is Massachusetts is ruining families
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Oct 25th, 2015Someone from Roxbury, MA writes:
My case been going on for a while they said if I do everything on service plan they would give my kids back..wel now I had my son back.for three years.now im fighting for my daughter and they giving me a hard time with her they saidu are doing good but we still having her with no reason why I can't I worked for 4 yrs same place no record or drugs...now on service plan says to take meds then use against me in court stating why u on meds then if not then not on compliance ...they would rather have my daughter a orphan then be with her family they destroy families especially mine -
Oct 24th, 2015Someone from Idaho Falls, ID signed.
Oct 23rd, 2015Someone from Holyoke, MA writes:
DCF is destroying people's lives, reputations and sanity. I cannot believe the time, money and harm that is being perpetuated daily in families throughout Massachusetts. DCF and several of the agencies that receive the bulk of their funding through state contracts work collaboratively to protect children and support parents. There are families and people that need interventions, while other families are being destroyed. Are there any studies that support that DCF's interventions are actually successful? As a parent in Massachusetts I am often struck by the power the agency maintains and the fear they impart on parent's. It is unfortunate that the roll of DCF has gone from protecting children whose lives are really in danger to a watch dog over everyone with a child. This overly broad and vague term of neglect they continue to overuse. Half the workers are not even parents so it is easy to sit back and say how it is, but theory and reality are two separate issues. Parenting, unless their is sexual, physical and/or sexual abuse needs to be left to parents and not the government. Perhaps if the agency concentrated their efforts on cases that need help they would successfully accomplish their mission. DCF intervenes in families that do not abuse or neglect thier children and ultimately their presence creates more stress and leads to a disruption in the ability for an individual family to function and ultimately thrive. DCF is truly out of control and hiring more workers into a system that is already failing is only going to perpetuate the exisiting issues. The problems DCF continues to have is their inability to demonstrate humility. Many workers are incapable of approaching each case with clear eyes. The culture in DCF is take the child and deal with the additional trauma, lack of adequate placements that remain consistent and provide consistent stability. Rather children who are taken from their family endure further harm and less stability. It's unfortunate that DCF continues to maintain this narrow vision of a family and each members role regardless of the families culture. It's unfortunate how many lives are destroyed in their wake and for how many generations will their inadequacies continue to hinder a family?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 23rd, 2015Someone from Holyoke, MA writes:
This agency comes into my home because my 17 yo and 11months old step-son had an appt with a counselor which he forgot about she came to home and my 8 year old son was home alone for 25 minutes between me leaving for work and my step son coming home 10:55 - 11:20 am ( was supposed to be only till 11:15. He answered door for her and she saw he was home alone so filed a 51A they came and said we are neglectful parents soley because he was alone for that period. I like many other children was a "latchkey kid" and it is fine if the child is mature enough to handle being alone and safe. There is no law in the state about the age which someone can be alone in a home without supervision. I could see if DCF had other concerns but they had none the only other suggestion she gave us was to pick up the legos in his room. If legos on the floor is neglect then I believe almost all parents are neglectful at sometime. Also if the best and only suggestion they can make for our family on the care plan (which they did) is to pick up legos then I truly feel this is a massive waste of taxpayers dollars which could go to families that need help and assistance.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 22nd, 2015Someone from Fall River, MA signed.
Oct 22nd, 2015Someone from Norwood, MA writes:
Dcf doesn't help at all. I was supporting and caring for my son just fine. One person calls them saying I'm neglectful over an argument and after a 45 day investigation they said the case was closed. I lost my job because of dcf and can no longer work my career even though they said the case was closed it's still on my record. I've called the fair hearing department everyday and no one answers the phone. All I get is voicemails. 3 months without a job because dcf leaves marks on your record you can't erase even when someone calls to make a false claim about you. It's too easy for anyone to call and claim your unfit and then dcf leaves marks on your record ruining careers.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 22nd, 2015Someone from Malden, MA writes:
They make me sad. I an an elderly mother of seven and they don't know what they are doing and are not getting to really know there clients. And always have too many cases to deal with each, they can barely remember the differences between them. When do they start to look at them as cases and not families??? . Is it about the money our the children???REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 22nd, 2015Someone from Malden, MA writes:
Ruining lives. When i see families that really need help. No ones perfect.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 22nd, 2015Someone from Saugus, MA signed.
Oct 22nd, 2015Someone from Saugus, MA writes:
They make you run like a mouse in a maze. Jump threw hoops but it's never enough. Mean while the kids are the ones suffering. They have a better success rate at home. Never got a chance to prove I'm a good mom. Depression is no reason to not have my kids.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 17th, 2015Someone from Casa Grande, AZ signed.
Oct 14th, 2015Someone from Chelmsford, MA signed.
Oct 14th, 2015Someone from Plymouth, MA signed.
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Oct 14th, 2015Someone from Adams, MA writes:
DCF means: Destroys Children Families....... They destroyed my family and I have been doing everything they have told me... and they keep adding things to the list to do.... I have been fighting for my daughter back for 2 years now and only get 4 hours a week to see her... they are making me jump through hoops and of course I do it... someone needs to stop the system for abusing families that have a loving home and a happy family.... they need to take care of the people that really need the help...REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 13th, 2015Someone from Norwell, MA signed.
Oct 11th, 2015Someone from Milford, MA signed.
Oct 11th, 2015Someone from Rockport, MA writes:
DCF out right lied in their report and now I barley have contact with my son! They worked with my ex and gave my son to my ex abuser.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 10th, 2015Someone from Brockton, MA writes:
We'd 10/7/2015 they did there damage I need help from anyone who willing to help me be heard.!!!! Please these ppl do not play by the rules....please contact me fb is the easiest way jennifer boston ,ma let's do something together to fight back...REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 9th, 2015Someone from East Falmouth, MA writes:
DCF does NOT play by the rules of the law. They LIE, LIE, LIE and if you call them out on it, then you better pray you have a good lawyer. We must stop the kidnapping. Fire every DCF worker, and start from the ground up.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 8th, 2015Someone from Warren, MA signed.
Oct 7th, 2015Someone from Lowell, MA writes:
No accountiability and thee funding continues? Why? I expect Gov Baker to make families havrme the opportunity to care for children or grand children as the first option. Stop using in the best interest of the child its a flat out lie!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 7th, 2015Someone from Lowell, MA signed.
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Oct 7th, 2015Someone from East Weymouth, MA writes:
Unfortunately, I have had the horrific experience of seeing first-hand the blatant abuse and neglect that takes place under DCF 'control' when my grandchild was 'kidnapped'. It is an absolute disgrace that virtually anyone can attach a label of 'neglect' on a parent in order to justify ripping children away from their parents. That is certainly not to say that there are not instances of ACTUAL abuse and neglect, but this bureaucracy has become a monster that feeds off itself. After what I have personally observed, my opinion is that DCF is an 'institution' that actually looks for children to 'legally' kidnap. They set too many parents up for failure with the deliberate intent of terminating parental rights so that children can be adopted (farmed) out to pre-adoptive foster parents. Caseworkers are actually rewarded for this - and I have heard there is a black market side where couples wanting to adopt will become foster parents and pay caseworkers for 'finding' them a child. Beyond the fact that pre-adoptive parents should NEVER be allowed to also be foster parents (for obvious reasons), the system is so broken and corrupt that it seems unlikely it can be fixed. This is an example of 'the police state' at its worst.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 7th, 2015Someone from Pomfret Center, CT signed.
Oct 6th, 2015Someone from Worcester, MA writes:
DCF worker had a relationship with my ex husband. That's all it took to lose my babies to himREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 6th, 2015Someone from Franklin, MA signed.
Oct 6th, 2015Someone from Aliquippa, PA writes:
It is time to take a stand. To many children are being ruined by DCF. To many families!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 5th, 2015Someone from Lowell, MA signed.
Oct 5th, 2015Someone from Pembroke, MA writes:
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No, CancelOct 4th, 2015Someone from Holyoke, MA signed.
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Oct 1st, 2015Someone from Milford, MA writes:
Nothing like legal kidnapping to ruin a family. We need a complete overhaul of the dcf organization and we should start by shutting it down and revisiting each case by a jury of our peers. Not a bunch of people who don't even have kids. First and foremost to be a social worker, you should first be a parent.REPORT COMMENTS
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